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Girl name

Chanika

100% girls · last recorded 1996

Chanika has been given to about 233 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 225
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Chanika per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1980 · 24
  • Born in 20250
  • All time233

How popular is Chanika?

Its best year was 1980, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 3426th. The typical living American called Chanika is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Chanika

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shanika0.89
  2. Anika0.79
  3. Danika0.79
  4. Shamika0.79
  5. Tanika0.79
  6. Annika0.76
  7. Charissa0.71
  8. Tamika0.68

Middle names for Chanika

Ranked by flow score
  1. Chanika Rose0.85
  2. Chanika Louise0.85
  3. Chanika June0.84
  4. Chanika Pearl0.84
  5. Chanika Quinn0.84
  6. Chanika Nell0.84

Sibling names for Chanika

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Amandasister · 0.58
  2. Jeremybrother · 0.58
  3. Laceysister · 0.58
  4. Jaimeeither · 0.57
  5. Jamieeither · 0.57
  6. Dustinbrother · 0.57

Where Chanika is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Chanika White0.80
    2. Chanika Reyes0.80
    3. Chanika Nguyen0.80
    4. Chanika Moore0.80
    5. Chanika Lee0.80
    6. Chanika Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Chanika

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.